Early scoring and key touchdown drives secure a ticket to the Semi-Finals ONTARIO, OR – It’s a cold, clear fall night in Eastern Oregon. The town runs on Mountain Time due to the one and a half mile drive to Idaho. The air is crisp as we are over 3000 feet above sea level. Like […]
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Rangers Handcuff Outlaws, Stamp Ticket to Quarterfinals
Early scoring by Estacada’s offense and defense stamps a second round ticket for the Rangers ESTACADA, OR – On a warm Friday evening in Estacada, the town is quiet. The gas station is closed, the hardware store is closed early, and nobody is reading at the library. Everyone is at Buzz Randall Field to watch […]
Baker Bites Stayton 49-15
The Bulldogs’ QB Brad Zemmer passes for 2 TDs and runs for 2 more as Baker’s efficient offense and timely defense powers Baker into the first round of the 4A playoffs. Baker, the Greater Oregon League co-champs, used a strong running game that amassed 190 yards on the ground and a defense that turned 3 […]
Regis Takes The 2A Tri-River Title
Always a wonderful setting for high school football, there was a ton on the line out at The St Paul Rodeo Grounds, as the top ranked team in the state The Regis Rams, brought their squad in to town to face The Buckeroos of St Paul. With automatic bids from the 2A Tri-River on the […]
2016 Premature Playoff Predictions, Week 8
I’m back again trying to figure out who will be making the OSAA football playoffs, and where they might be playing in the first round. Game predictions are based on the Freeman rankings found on calpreps.com. Historically, that site is about 90% accurate when predicting winners and losers, and that’s good enough for me. At […]
Mid-Willamette League crown on line Friday night
The Dragons seem to be peaking in time for their stiffest challenge of the season—a showdown at home against the Lebanon Warriors for the Mid Willamette Conference championship. Lebanon was ranked No. 2 in the 5A media poll before falling to South Albany last week, while Dallas has been inching its way into the top […]
4A Football Playoff Scenarios
What’s the current landscape of the 4A football playoffs after week 8? NOTE: Edited to reflect updated tiebreaker information for Cowapa League. With the Astoria-Scappoose game postponed until Saturday due to a power outage, let’s review the possible scenarios for the 4A football playoffs. I’ve calculated the Colley and RPI ratings under both scenarios (Astoria […]
Cascade Forces A Tri-Championship in OWL
What a huge night in so many ways out at North Marion High School. The regular season came to an end as The Huskies celebrate their Homecoming, while honoring all we love who are fighting or surviving breast cancer and last but not least, The Oregon-West League Title was on the line. Click here to […]
2016 Premature Playoff Predictions, Week 7
I’m back again trying to figure out who will be making the OSAA football playoffs, and where they might be playing in the first round. Game predictions are based on the Freeman rankings found on calpreps.com. Historically, that site is about 90% accurate when predicting winners and losers, and that’s good enough for me. 4A […]
2016 Premature Playoff Predictions, Week 6
I’m back again trying to figure out who will be making the OSAA football playoffs, and where they might be playing in the first round. Game predictions are based on the Freeman rankings found on calpreps.com. Historically, that site is about 90% accurate when predicting winners and losers, and that’s good enough for me. Qualification […]